Psychiatric Condition Translator

DEPRESSION	Depression is a psychological state of low mood and aversion to activity. Symptoms of depression include feeling sad, empty, hopeless, irritable and restless. A depressed person often loses interest in doing things which used to interest him or her.

ANXIETY DISORDER	Anxiety is a normal human feeling. However, when worry and fear interferes with normal functioning, it is considered an anxiety disorder.

INSOMNIA	Insomnia is a sleep disorder characterized by difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep. People with insomnia may have difficulty falling asleep, have their sleep interrupted by frequent awakenings or find themselves waking up too early in the morning.

SCHIZOPHRENIA	Schizophrenia is a mental disorder which distorts the way a person thinks, acts, perceives reality, and relates to others. It is a type of psychosis, in which the person cannot tell what is real from what is imagined.

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS	Adjustment disorders are short-term mental conditions which occur when a person is unable to cope with, or adjust to, a particular source of stress, such as a loss of a loved one, a major life change or event.

ANOREXIA NERVOSA	Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder in which the sufferer has an intense fear of gaining weight together with a negative body image. The person suffering from anorexia nervosa can become dangerously thin.